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The Fall River Township handbook

Living in Fall River Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Fall River Township: Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95. The closest public drop-off to Fall River Township is Waste Management, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fall River Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fall River Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fall River Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Fall River Township

99% of 396 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber66%1,000/50
digiMaxDSL55%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless77%300/20
Mediacom BoltFixed wireless56%100/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless39%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fall River Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.7 mi from the center of Fall River Township

Waste Management

· run by Waste Management

This isn’t Fall River Township’s own facility. Whether Fall River Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fall River Township kids go to
K–8Grand Ridge Schoolin Grand Ridge
9–12Ottawa Township High Schoolin Ottawa

Fall River Township is in two districts that split the grades: Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fall River Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fall River Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fall River TownshipZIP’s residents in Fall River Township
61341Marseilles, IL61%6%
61350Ottawa, IL39%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Fall River Township

Who provides electricity in Fall River Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Fall River Township?

Mediacom Xtream, digiMax, Verizon, Mediacom Bolt, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fall River Township?

61341 (61%), 61350 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fall River Township in?

Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95. Parts of the city are in Ottawa Elementary School District 141 and Marseilles Elementary School District 150.

How do I register to vote in Fall River Township?

In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the LaSalle County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.